Trivia The Most Dangerous Ant in the World

[Professora Akira]

The most dangerous ant in the world is the bulldog ant (Myrmecia pyriformis) found in coastal regions in Australia. In attack it uses its sting and jaws simultaneously. There have been at least three human fatalities since 1936, the latest a Victōrián farmer in 1988.
Bulldog ants – just as painful as a real bulldog.

Bulldog ants fit right into the category of the typical Australian wild animal species – they just want to kill you or, in the least, cause you excruciating pain. Bulldog ants are one of the nastiest insect species out there and the continent down under is the rightful place for them to be in. Apart from their ability to jump at great heights, their eyesight is one of the most powerful in the ant kingdom due to their oversized eyeballs. To give you an idea of just how sharp their sight can be, bulldog ants can discern minute objects at a distance of more than 25 times their length. With exceptionally aggressive behavior, the bulldog ant is prone to causing painful and, sometimes fatal, bites. Really amazing.


The bulldog ant earned its name because of its ferocity and determination during an attack. It is extremely aggressive and shows little fear of human beings, stinging a number of times in quick succession and therefore injecting more venom with each bite. In an attack, the ant will hold on to its victim with long, toothed mandibles, curl its body underheath and thrust its long barbless sting into the skin. On a few occasions this sting has been enough to kill adults within 15 minutes.


Body length = 20 mm (0.07 in) weight = 0.015 g (0.0005 oz) Lifespan = 21 days Discovered = 1793


Pic: Alamy/guinessworld

 

[Shimpukalikeee]

Pag yan siguro kumagat sa pwet ko di ako makakaupo 1 week

 

[moondhie]

Hmmm correction "Bull Ants" not "Bulldog Ants", venom triggers an allergic reaction. So it can kill you in allergic and it takes many ants to kill you not only one .

 

[Professora Akira]

Hmmm correction "Bull Ants" not "Bulldog Ants", venom triggers an allergic reaction. So it can kill you in allergic and it takes many ants to kill you not only one .

bulldog ants, bull ants, or jack jumper

 

[moondhie]

bulldog ants, bull ants, or jack jumper

Joke lang prof , yun kasi ang nabasa ko sa mga articles eh tsaka nag trigger sa akin ang "Ants" post dahil naalala ko ang Bullet Ants ng Brazil/South America.

 

[Dismal]

Mabangis pala ang langgam na yan. Salamat sa trivia

 

[norepinephrine]

Kaaano kaya iyan ng mga black hantik, masakit din kumagat yun. PH Ants version.

 

[Professora Akira]

Kaaano kaya iyan ng mga black hantik, masakit din kumagat yun. PH Ants version.

hahaha oo nga parang kamag anak to kasi ang bangis mangagat hehe

 

[norepinephrine]

hahaha oo nga parang kamag anak to kasi ang bangis mangagat hehe

malayong pinsan siguro sila yung bulldog ant or Mymercia (93 species found in Australia at habang yung hantik (weaver ants) eh sa tropical South Asian region. makikita.

 

[Professora Akira]

malayong pinsan siguro sila yung bulldog ant or Mymercia (93 species found in Australia at habang yung hantik (weaver ants) eh sa tropical South Asian region. makikita.

malamang hehe,imported ,may ph version din pala

 

[Away From Keyboard]

Kaaano kaya iyan ng mga black hantik, masakit din kumagat yun. PH Ants version.

ka apelyedo lang ata. dami nyan sa palawan.

also trivia muna: para sa di pa nakaka alam, pero im sure alam nyu na.

si ants canada ay si mikey bustos

 

[norepinephrine]

ka apelyedo lang ata. dami nyan sa palawan.

also trivia muna: para sa di pa nakaka alam, pero im sure alam nyu na.

si ants canada ay si mikey bustos

sobrang hilig nyan sa ants, yun ang pets nya . Medyo metikulo ang pag-aalaga ng ants.

 

[sirmichaellerum]

wowwwww